Jeremiah 12:3 meaning and explanation

But You know me, O LORD; You see me and test my heart toward You. Drag away the wicked like sheep to the slaughter and set them apart for the day of carnage.

Jeremiah 12:3, Berean Standard Bible

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Jeremiah is speaking to God in the complaint that opens this chapter, where he has just asked why the wicked prosper while their hearts stay far from God. Here he turns to his own case and appeals to God's knowledge of him: God sees him and tests his heart.

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